Agastache nepetoides

Agastache nepetoides, the yellow giant hyssop, is a perennial flower native to the United States and Canada. It is a member of the family Lamiaceae.[1]

Agastache nepetoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Agastache
Species:
A. nepetoides
Binomial name
Agastache nepetoides
(L.) Kuntze

Conservation status in the United States

It is listed as endangered in Connecticut, [2] and as threatened in New York (state), Vermont, and Wisconsin.[1]

Native American ethnobotany

The Iroquois use a compound infusion of plants as a wash for poison ivy and itch.[3]

References

  1. "Plants Profile for Agastache nepetoides (yellow giant hyssop)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  2. "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 3 February 2018.(Note: This list is newer than the one used by plants.usda.gov and is more up-to-date.)
  3. Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 422
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